What the RIAA is really about. And other entertainment business practices exposed.

Thursday, September 13, 2007

the end of your privacy as you know it....

I HEAR TWO INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT MICROSOFT TODAY:FIRST: THEY HAVE COME UP WITH A NEW "WATERMARKING" TECHNOLOGY TO EMBED IN MUSIC FILES BEING TRANSMITTED AROUND THE NET. THE PURPOSE OF THE NEW TECH IS TO EMBED A CODE IN THE FILE TO TRACK THE CONSUMERS WHO DOWNLOAD OR STREAM THAT FILE. THAT WAY THEY CAN TRACK IF YOU, THE CONSUMER UNLAWFULLY DISTRIBUTE THAT MUSIC FILE.SEE THIS ARTICLE ON CENTENINOPLE:We've discussed watermarks before, the little invisible pieces of data, which can be embedded into content for security purposes. And Microsoft may have just laid claim to the best one out there. HERE'S THE LINK:

SECOND; MICROSOFT IS SURREPTICIOUSLY "UPDATING" CERTAIN WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS LIKE VISTA AND XP. MS JUST UPLOADS, SILENTLY, FILES TO YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM WITHOUT TELLING YOU AND EVEN IF YOU HAVE IT SET TO "NOT UPDATE AUTOMATICALLY."THIS FROM ZD NET:Microsoft updating Windows without permission Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is your Vista or XP system set to not automatically update? Doesn't matter. Microsoft is fiddling with your system files -- without asking or telling you. Now that's one slippery slope. HERE'S THE LINK: http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?cat=55&tag=nl.e539

About Me

Brian Lee Corber has been a California lawyer for more than 30 years. He practices law in a suburb of Los Angeles, representing everyday people who have no access to The High priced lawyers of Century City or Beverly Hills. Above all else he seeks the truth and fairness, which qualities are sorely lacking in the entertainment and music businesses. When Goliaths bellow and attack the Davids of the world, that's where you'll find Brian Lee Corber, holding a sling with a single, but mighty rock.